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RULING MACHINE Filed Jan. 18. 19; 5 Sheelas--SheetzA 5 Patented F eb. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE .ALBERT BROADMEYER, OF HARRISB'UBG, PEN N SYLVAN IA, ASSIGNQR T0 W. 0. HICKOK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F HABRISQBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

RULING MACHINE Application :filed January 18, 1923. Serial No. 613,472.

The present invention relates to ruling apparatus of the dual-l. type, and the primary object is to provide driving mechanism for the various instrumentalities of the two machines', so that the lost motion of transmission is reduced to a minimum, insuring greater accuracy in the work` performed, while the necessary variations for operating on dierent sheets and performing diiierent classes of work can be easily made.

1n the accompanying dra-wings Figure 1 is a plan view of the new machine,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the lirst machine, looked at in the direction of the arrow A of Figure 1, Y

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the second machine, and includes the rear end of the first machine, or in other words, viewed in the direction of the arrow B of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a plan view of the operating mechanism for the second machine,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a detail cross sectional' view showing the gate operating device of the second machine,

Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 4,

Figure 8 is a detail plan view of the mechanism for starting the sheets from the rst machine to the second machine,

Figures 9 and 10 are, respectively, cross sectional views on the lines 9--9 and 10-10 of Figure 8.

Figure 11 is a detail view, illustrating the operating means for the pen beam,

Figure'12 is a detail view of one of the line shaft clutches, showing the parts in perspective.

1n the embodiment disclosed, two ruling machines, designated generally by the reference numerals 12 and 13, are employed that are disposed in right angular relation, the sheets being rst ruled on the machine 12 and then delivered to the machine 13, where lines at right'angles to those ruled by the machine 12, are ruled on said sheets.

rlllhe machine 12 includes a suitable frame 14 having a bed plate 15, over which travels thus described the structure is well known to those skilled in the art, and it is believed needs no further description. The pen beam actuating mechanism of this machine 12 may be a duplicate of that employed in machine 13, hereinafter described, and disclosed in Figure 11.

The source of power for driving the machines is a motor 25 which through a train of gearing 26 drives a line shaft 27 arranged longitudinally of the frame 14. rFhis shaft includes a section 27a that can be coupled to or uncoupled from the main portion of the shaft 27by means of a clutch. rll`he clutch isy shown as comprising a head 28 fixed to the section 27a and having a single socket 29. Slidable on the section 27 is another head 30 provided with a single projection 31 adapted to engage in the socket 29. By this means it will be evident that the two sections 27 and 27a of the shaft are always coupled in exactly the same relation. The sliding head 30 is operated by a lever 32 connected by a link 33 to a handle crank 34 on the feeding end of the machine.

The line shaft 27--27arl is geared, as illustrated at 35, to the pen beam cam shaft 24, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, and this cam shaft 24 constitutes the driving member for the various instrumentalities of the first machine 12. 'Fo this end the shaft 24 is provided with any one of a set of gear wheels of different diameters, one of said gear wheels being shown at 36, which is adapted to mesh with a gear wheel 37 that is adjustably mounted in a well-known manner on an arcuate bracket 38. The gearv wheel 37, wherever adjusted, in turn meshes with a gear wheel 39 fast to the shaft 22of the cloth-driving roller 21. The cords 17 are driven by a gear wheel 40 in mesh with the gear wheel 39. By this arrangement it will be evident that a change-speed gearing is provided between the pen beam cam shaft 24 and the sheet-conveying mechanism. In like manner the gate operating cam is shown at 41 in Figure 1, and is driven by gearing 42 from the shaft 24. 1t will be noted, that with this apparatus, the pen beam cam shaft has a predetermined constant speed, 'and that the other instrumentalities are driven therefrom.

The second machine 13 comprises a frame 43, and located therein, is a bed plate 44 over which passes an endless conveyor' belt or cloth 45 passing around a driving roller 46 fixed to a shaft 47. A pen beam is illustrated at 48, and is provided with pens 49 adapted to rule lines upon the sheets carried by the conveyor cloth 45. A. shaft 50, journaled transversely in the frame 43, carries at one end the usual cam 51 that operates on an arm 52 suitably connected to the pen beam 48 for swinging the same in a well-known manner. This shaft 50 is geared, as illustrated at 53, to the section 54a of a line shaft 54 that is geared, as shown at 55, to the line shaft 27, and consequently is driven by the motor 25. The two line shaft sections 54 and 54a are connected by a clutch 56 corresponding in all respects to the clutch 28-31 of the first machine line shaft, and this clutch is actuated by a rock shaft 57 extending across the frame and having a handle crank 58 on its front end. The shaft 50, which constitutes the driving shaft of the second machine 13, drives the shaft 47 of the roller 46 through a change-speed gearing 59 corresponding to the change speed gearing 37-39 of the first machine.

A gate is provided for the second machine, and comprises a rock shaft 60, suitably journaled on the sides of the frame and extending across and over the conveyor/belt 45. A stop plate 61 is provided with fingers 62 arranged in said rock shaft, and this plate moves into and out of coaction with the conveyor belt 45, accordingly as the rock shaft is turned, and as will be evident by reference particularly to Figure 5. The said rock shaft 6() is provided at one side with a lug 63, on which is pivoted a head 64, and in this head is adjustably mounted a pin 65. The head 64 is normally held with the pin in depen-ding relation by a coiled spring 66 secured to said head and to the rock shaft, but the pin can be swung to an outstanding relation as illustrated in Figure 6, being held in said position by a hook 67 mounted on the rock shaft and detachably engaging with a pin 68 on the head 64. When in the position shown in Figure 5, the lower end of the pin is in the path of an actuating cam 69 carried by a gear wheel 70, and this gear wheel, as illustrated in Figure 5, is in mesh with a driving gear 71. The driving gear 71, as shown in Figure 7, is fixed to a sleeve 72, rotatably mounted on the pen beam cam shaft 50, said sleeve being adapted to be clutched to said shaft 50, and to this end, radially movable plates 73 are'slidably mounted in a socket 74, formed in the outer 4end of the shaft 50. These plates have curved inner edges, between which a Wedge pin 75 is adapted to be engaged, the wedge pin constituting the inner end of a screw 76 that projects from the shaft 72. By rotating the screw 76 to move it inwardly, the wedge pin is caused to engage between the clutcli plates 73, foreing them outwardly and into frictional engagement with the sleeve 72. vVhen the screw 76 is withdrawn, the sleeve 72 is free from the shaft 50.

Reverting to the first machine 12, it will be understood that after the sheets are ruled, they are passed beneath the ruling mechanism by conveyors designated generally b the numerals 77 and 78, and are finally delivered on to supporting bars 79 at the rear end of said machine 12, and against an adjustable stop 80 slidably mounted on said bars. The stop is connected to an endless`chain 80a shown in Figure 2, by which it can be moved to different positions on the bars 79. From these bars 79 the sheets are moved successively transversely of the machine 12 to the machine 13. For this purpose a moving member is employed, in the form of a roller 81, overlying which is a shaft 82 provided with one or more gripping cams 83. These cams, as shown more particularly in Figure 10, are overbalanced by weights 84, and the larger portions of said cams are adapted to coact with the face of the roller 81 to grip the margin of the sheet that passes thereover. The shaft 82 is furthermore provided with a friction wheel having a cut-away portion 86. This shaft is normally held against movement with the cams 83 and the friction wheel 85 out of coaction with the roller 81. For this purpose said shaft is provided with a stop pin 86a, engaged by one arm 87a of a bell crank 87, as shown in Fig. 10, the other arm operating against a cam 88 having a flat side 89. The cam is carried by a shaft 90 geared,

as shown at 91 to the line shaft 27. The arm 87 may be maintained against the cam by any well-known suitable means.

From the side of the machine 12, at which the roller 81 is located to the machine 13, extends an upwardly inclined conveyor 92, generally termed a toboggan, and which includes a series of endless tapes 93 operating around a lower roller 94. The roller 94 is driven from the shaft 47 of the second machine by an endless sprocket chain 95, and the roller 81 is in turn driven from the 'roller 94 by an endless sprocket chain 96. Thus motion is imparted to the toboggan and to the sheet-moving roller 81 from said shaft 47, and

consequently from the pen beam cam shaft 50. interposed between the roller 81 and the roller94 are other coacting feed rollers 97 suitably driven by gearing 98 from the roller 94.

rlhe operation of the apparatus is substantially as follows: The sheets pass successively through the first machine 12 in the usual manner and are ruled in one direction. Each sheet eventually is delivered on to the bars 79 and against the stop 80 with its mar in overlying the roller 81. This can be rea ily accomplished-inasmuch as the shaft 82 is at a standstill, and the cams 83 are out of coaction with said shaft. When the sheet is thus positioned, the rotation of the shaft 90 carries the flat side 89 of the cam 88 into coaction with the stop crank 87, and as a consequence said crank moves out of the path of the stop pin 86. The overbalanced weight of the cams and friction Wheel 85 causes the shaft to turn, bringing the peripheries of the cams 83 into gripping coaction with the roller 81, and thus causes the sheet to move transversely. It is then engaged by the rollers 97 and transferred on to the conveyor tapes 93 of the toboggan 92. Moving up this toboggan it is brought against the gate 61 of the second machine, and the movement of this gate is timed to release the sheet, so that it will pass on to the pens 49 and said pens will be dropped on to the sheet at the desired point. Said sheet will thus be ruled transversely to the lines ruled by the first machine and after passing the ruling mechanism, it is delivered'in any desired manner. The friction wheel will of course rotate as the sheet moves beneath it because of its frictional contact until the cut-'away portion 86 comes to the position shown in Figure 9, whereupon the shaft will be stopped by the arm 87 a being again moved into the path ot the pin 86a.

insofar as the initial transferring mechanism for starting the sheets from the rst to the second machine is concerned, the same is made the subject-matter of a separate applitill cation. Serial No. 612,321, tiled January l2, 1923, Patent No. 1,567,909 dated December 29, 1925, and therefore no claim is made to this specic mechanism in this application. Attention is particularly directed to the means for driving the two machines. llt is to be noted in the rst place that motion is not transmitted to the second machine through the driving instrumentalities of the first machine. Now inasmuch as there is bound to be some play in transmission mechanism, irrespective of the care taken to reduce the same, it will be evident that as each machine is directly driven from the motor and not one machine through the other, the chance of lost motion is materially decreased, and as is well known wherever it can be prevented, it is very material in order to produce high grade work. More than that it is to be noted that the pen beam cam shaft is utilized as the initial driving member and that the operatling mechanisms of the conveyor and of the gate derive motion from said shaft. This has been found peculiarly desirable and particularly in the second machine, since it permits relative adjustment of the parts and relative changes of speed to be made with the greatest accuracy and with relative ease.

For example in the present machine, it will be observed that the two pen beam cam shafts are driven synchronously, while the speed of each conveyer can be readily changed by changing the speed gearing from each shaft. Moreover the adjustment of the cam that operates the gate can be readily effected. For instance, in the second machine, all that is necessary is to release the sleeve 72 from the shaft 50, and by turning said sleeve the relation of the gate actuating cam can be easily altered with respect to the pen beam actuating cam. Moreover in the second machine, if square sheets are employed, the gate of said second machine may be rendered inactive. To this end it is only necessary to throw the pin 65, which cooperates with the cam 69, out of coaction with said cam. by hooking it in a position illustrated in Figure 6. lf oblong sheets are passed through the machine, obviously it is desirable to operate the second machine at a greater rate of speed than the l first machine in order to save time and avoid the necessity of having the sheets delivered thereto at greater distances apart than when they travel through the first machine. With the present apparatus, although the two pen beams may operate synchronously, the speed of operation of the second machine can be increased ioy driving the conveyor belt at a higher rate of speed. 'llhis is accomplished by means ofthe change-speed gearing. rlhis increase in the speed of the conveyor of the second machine drives the roller 46 at a greater rate of speed and inasmuch as the o-taking mechanism from the irst machine is driven trom said roller d6, through the driving mechanism Sla-96, the speed of operation ot the ott-taking mechanism is correspondingly increased.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described described invention will'be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacricing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what ll claim as new, and desire to secure. by Letters Patent, is

l. ln apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a ruling machine havlli) ing sheet controllingI and markin instrumentalities, of a second ruling mac ine also having sheet controlling and marking instrumentalities, means for delivering sheets from one machine to the other, a primary driver, and means for transmitting motion from the primal driver directly to each of the machines independently of the other to actuate the respective machines.

2. In apparatus of the character set forth, the comblnation with a ruling machine having sheet-controlling and marking instrumentalities, of a second ruling machine located at the delivery end of the lirst machine and in angular relation thereto, means for delivering the ruled sheets from the first machine to the second machine, a motor, means for transmitting motion from the motor to the iirst machine, and means for transmitting motion from the motor to the second machine independently of the first machine.

3. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a rulingmachine having sheet-controlling and marking instru*- mentalities, of a second ruling machine having sheet-controlling and marking instrumentalities, means for delivering the ruled sheets from the first to the second machine, a main driving member for each machine, a motor, and mea-ns for transmitting motion from the motor to each of the main driving members independently of the other.

4. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a ruling machine having sheet-controlling and marking instrumentalities, of a second ruling machine having sheetcontrolling and marking instrumentalities, means for delivering the ruled sheets from the first to the second machine, a main driving member for each machine, a motor, and means for transmitting motion from the motor to each of the main driving members independently of the other, and including independently operable clutches whereby either machine may be operated while the other is inactive.

5. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a ruling machine ha ving sheet-controlling and marking instrumentalities, of a second ruling machine having sheetcontrolling and marking instrumentalities, means fordelivering the ruled sheets from the first to the second machine, a main driving member for each machine, a motor, line shafting from the motor to the driving members, and clutches in the line shafting on opposite sides of the motor and between the same and the main driving members.

6. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines, each having sheet-controlling means, a pen beam, pen beam operating means, and a sheet conveyor, of means for driving the pen beam operating mechanism in synchronism, means 55 for operating one of the conveyors from the pen beam operating mechanism and varying the speed of the said conveyor, and means for delivering the ruled sheets from one machine to the other. u,

7. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines, each having sheet-controlling means, a pen beam, pen beam operating means, and a sheet conveyor, of means for driving the pen beam operating mechanisms in synchronism,l change-speed gearing for driving the sheet conveyors from the pen beam operating mechanisms, and means for delivering the ruled sheets from one machine to the other.

8. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines, each having sheet-controlling means, a pen beam, pen beam operating means, and a sheet conveyor, of means for driving the pen beam operatingmechanismsinsynchronism,change speed gearing for driving the sheet conveyors from the pen beam operating mechanisms and means operated by said change speed gearing for delivering the ruled sheets from one machine to the other.

9. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines disposed in angular relation and each having a pen beam, pen beam operating mechanism and a sheet conveyor, of means for delivering sheets ruled on one machine from said machine to the other machine, driving means for both machines connected directly to the pen beam operating mechanisms of the same, and operating mechanism for the sheet conveyor of the second machine driven from the pen beam operating mechanism of said machine.

10. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two rulin machines disposed in angular relation an each having a pen beam, pen beam operating mechanism, a sheet-controlling gate, and a sheet conveyor, of means for delivering sheets ruled on one machine from said machine to the other machine, driving means for both machines connected directly to the pen beam operating mechanism of the same and operating mechanism for the sheet conveyor and the gate of the second machine driven from the pen beam operatingmechanism of said machine.

1l. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with iirst and second ruling machines, each of which has a sheet conveyor, a sheet-controlling gate, a marking implement, and means for actuating the marking implement, of means for delivering the ruled sheets from the first to the second machine, means for operating the first machine, driving mechanism for the second machine connected to the actuating means for the marking implement of said second machine, and actuating means for the sheet conveyor and the controlling gate of the second machine vit remesa driven from the actuating means for the said marking implement of the second machine.

12. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination With rst and second ruling machines, each of which has a sheet conveyor, a sheet-controlling gate, a marking implement and means for actuating` the marking implement, of means for delivering the ruled sheets from the first to the second machine, means for operating the'first machine, driving mechanism for the second machine connected to the actuating means for the marking implement of said second machine, an actuating cam for the gate of the second machine geared to said actuating means for the marking implement, and change speed gearing for driving the conveyor of the second machine, said gearing being driven by said actuating means for the marking implement of the second machine.

13. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with first and second ruling machines, each of which has a sheet conveyor, a sheet-controlling gate, apen beam and a shaft having a cam for actuating the pen beam, of means for delivering the ruled sheets from the first to the second machine, means for operating the first machine, driving mechanism for the second machine connected to the cam shaft of the pen beam thereof, an actuating cam for the gate of the second machine, driven from said shaft of the second machine, and change speed gearing for the conveyor of the second machine driven from said shaft.

14. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a sheet conveyor belt, a movable controlling gate'coacting with the belt and a movable pen beamin rear of the gate, of an actuating means for the pen beam, driving means for the machine connected directly Vto the pen beam actuating means, and means driven from said pen beam actuating means for actuating the 'conveyor belt and the controlling gate.

15. In apparatus of the character set forth the combination with a sheet conveyor belt, a movable controlling gate coacting with the belt, and a movable pen beam in rear of the gate, of a shaft carrying a cam for actuating the pen beam, change-speed gearing for transmitting motion from the cam shaft to the belt, a gate actuating cam driven from the cam shaft, and driving means for the machine connected to the cam shaft.

16. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a ruling machine having a sheet conveyor, a sheet controlling gate and a marking implement, and actuating means for cooperatively moving the same, of a second ruling machine located in angular relation to the first machine and having a conveyor, a marking implement, and an actuating means for the marking implement, means for delivering the ruled sheets from the first machine to the conveyor of the second machine, a motor geared to the actuating means of the first machine, driving connections from the motor to the marking implement actuating means of the second machine, and change speed gearing between said marking implement actuating means and the' conveyor of the second machine for driving the `latter from the former.

' ond machine, a motor, a line shaft operated by the motor and geared to the actuating means for the first machine, said line shaft including a clutch, a line shaft driven by the motor and geared to the actuating means of the marking implement of the second machine, said latter line shaft including a clutch, and change speed gearing between said marking implement actuating means and the conveyor of the second machine for driving the latter from the former.

18. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with tWo ruling machines having conveyors, ruling implements, and means for actuating the conveyors and ruling implements, of mechanism for transferring the ruled sheets from one machine to the conveyor of'the other, said means including a sheet-moving roller, means driven by the actuating means of the sheet-receiving machine for rotating said roller, a rotatable sheetgripping member coacting with the roller, a stop for controlling vthe rotation of the gripping member, and means operatedu by the actuating means of the delivery machine for periodically operating the stop.

19. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a sheet conveyor, of a pen beam and a gate cooperating with the conveyor, a shaft, and cams for respectively operating the pen beam and gate, one of said cams being mounted on the shaft and the other geared to said shaft, said cams being relatively adjustable to vary their relative time of action.

20. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a sheet conveyor, of a pen beam and a gate cooperating with the conveyor, a shaft, a cam for actuating the pen beam fixed to the shaft, a cam for actuating the gate, gearing between the shaft and latter cam for operating said cam from the shaft, and means for fixing the gearing to and releasing it from said shaft and permitting its adjustment with respect thereto.

2l. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a sheet conveyor, of a pen beam and a gate cooperating with the conveyor, a shaft, a cam for actuating the pen beam fixed to the shaft, a cam for actuating the gate, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the shaft and geared to the gate actuating cam, and a clutch for connecting the shaft and sleeve. t

22. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a sheet conveyor, of a pen beam, a pivotally mounted sheet controlling gate movable into and-out of coaction with the conveyor, an actuating cam for the gate, and a member against which the cam operates to move the gate, said member being mounted on the gate for movement between a position thereon where it is engaged by the cam and a different position thereon where it is out of the path of the cam.

23. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a sheet conveyor, of a pen beam, a pivotally mounted sheet controlling gate movable into and out of coaction with the conveyor, an actuatng cam for the gate, a finger pivotally mounted on the gate for movement between a position where it is engaged by the cam and a position where it is out of the path of the cam, a spring between the finger and gate for holding it in one of said positions, and means for locking it in the other position.

24. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines, each having a sheet controlling gate, a pen beam and a conveyor for carrying the sheets past the gate and pen beam, of means for transferring sheets from one machine to the other, a line of shafting extending longitudinally alongside each of the ruling machines, mechanisms connected to the shafting for operating the gates, pen beams and conveyors of the two'ruling machines respectively, and a motor having a drive connection with the shafting between the connections of the mechanisms therewith.

25. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with angularly disposed ruling machines, each having a sheet controlling gate, a pen beaml and a conveyor for carrying the sheets past the gate and pen beam, of means for transferring sheets from one machine to the other, a shaft extending longitudinally along the outer side of each ruling machine, mechanisms connected to the outer ends of the shafts for operating 'the gates, pen beams and conveyors of the two ruling machines respectively, and a motor for rotating the shafts having a drive connection therewith between the connections of the said mechanisms therewith.

26. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines disposed in angular relation with the receivng end of one machine adjacent the delivery end of the other, a sheet controlling gate at the receiving end of each machine, movable ruling devices on each machine, a cam shaft for each machine, means for operating the gate and ruling devices from the cam shaft, of means for transferring sheets from one machine to the other, angularly disposed line shafts located longitudinally along the outer sides of each of the machines, gearings connecting the outer end portions of the line shafts with the cam shafts, and a motor for driving the line shafts connected thereto between the two gearings.

27. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines, each having a gate, a movable ruling device, a sheet conveyor, and a mechanism for operating the vate and the ruling device, of means for shifting the ruled sheets from one machine to the other including a movable member, a driving connection between one of the gate and ruling operating mechanisms and the movable member of the sheet shifting means to operate the latter, and means for driving one of the two mechanisms and the sheet shifting means at relatively variable rates of speed.

28. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines, each having a gate, a movable ruling device, a sheet conveyor, and a cam shaft operating the gate and moving the ruling device, of means for shifting the ruled sheets from one machine to the other including a movable member, a driving connection between one of the cam shafts and the movable member of the sheet shifting means to operate the latter, and driving connections for the cam -`shafts and sheet shifting means including change speed gearing that permits the shifting means to be operated at relatively different rates of speed with respect to one of the cam shafts.

29. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with angularly disposed ruling machines, one having its receiving end at the delivery end of the other, and each including a movable gate, a movable ruling device, a conveyor for carrying the sheets past the gate and ruling device, and means for operating the gate and the ruling device including a cam shaft, a mechanism for shifting sheets from the delivery end of the first machine to the receiving end of the second machine including a rotary sheet-starting and ymoving member, means for rotating the member from one of the cam shafts, and means operating from a common source for driving the two cam shafts and the sheet shifting mechanism and varying the relatives rates of speed of the sheet shifting mechanism and the cam shaft of the second machine.

30. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with angularly disposed ire/rasee ruling machines, one having its receiving end at the delivery end of the other, and each including a movable gate, a movable ruling device, a conveyor for carrying the sheets past the gate and ruling device, and means for operating the gate and the ruling device including a cam shaft, a mechanism for shifting sheets from the delivery end of the first machine to the receiving end ofthe second machine, including a rotary sheet-starting and moving member, means for rotating the member from one of .the cam shafts, and means operating from a common source for driving the two cam shafts and the sheet shifting means including speed changing gear for operating at varying rates of speed the rotary sheet shifting member.

3l. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with angularly disposed ruling machines, one having its receiving end at the deliveryvend of the other, and each including a movable gate, a movable ruling device, a conveyor for carrying the sheets past the gate and ruling device and means for operating the gate and the ruling device including a cam shaft, a mechanism for shifting sheets from the delivery end of the first machine to the receiving end of the second machine rincluding a rotary sheet-starting and moving member, means for rotating the member from one of the cam shafts, line shafting extending longitudinally along each of the two machines, a motor geared to the line shafting between the outer ends thereof, and gearing connecting the outer ends of the line shafting to the cam shafts.

32. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with angularly disposed ruling machines, one having its receiving end at the delivery end of the other, and each including a movable gate, a movable ruling device, a conveyor for carrying the sheets past the gate and ruling device, and means for operating the gate and the ruling device including a cam shaft, a mechanism for shifting sheets from the delivery end ofthe first machine to the receiving end of the second machine including a rotary sheet-starting and moving member, 'means for rotating the member from one of the cam shafts, line shafting extending longitudinally along each of two machines, a motor geared to the line shafting between the outer ends thereof, and sets of gearing connecting the outer ends of the line shafting to the cam shafts, and a change speed gearing for operating the sheet shifting mechanism at different rates ofspeed with respect to the cam shaft of the second machine.

33. In apparatus of the character set forth` the combination with angularly disposed ruling machines, one having its receiving end at the delivery end of the other, and each including a movable gate, a movable ruling device, a conveyor for carrying the sheets past the gate and ruling device, and means for operating the gate and the ruling device line shafting between the outer ends thereof,

and gearing for driving the cam shafts and sheet shifting mechanism, including variable speed gearing that drives the sheet shifting member at dierent rates of speed with respect to the cam shaft of the second machine.

34. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination withl two ruling machines, each having a gate, a movable ruling device and a conveyor for carrying sheets past the gate and ruling device, of means for transferring sheets from one machine to the other, a prime mover, and driving mechanism operated by the prime mover extending in opposite directions therefrom to and operating the gate, ruling device and conveyor of the respective machines.

35. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines, each having a gate, a movable ruling device and a conveyor for carrying sheets past the gate and ruling device, of means for transferring sheets from-one machine to the other, a prime mover, line shafting extending in opposite directions from the motor and operated thereby, and gear mechanism connected to the line shafting on opposite sides of the motor and operating the gate, ruling device and conveyor of the respective machines.

36. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines, each having a gate, a movable ruling device and aconveyor for carrying sheets past the gate and ruling device, a shaft for each gate and ruling device and having means for actuating the same, of'me'ans for transferring sheets from one machine to the other, a prime mover, line shafting geared to and operated by the prime mover and extending in opposite directions therefrom, and sets of gearing between the line shafting and the shafts for the gates and ruling devices of the respective machines.

37. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with two ruling machines, each having' a gate, a movable ruling device and al conveyor for conveying sheets past the gate land rulin device, a shaft for each gate and ruling device and having means for actuating the same, of means for transferring sheets from one machine to the other, a prime mover, line shafting geared to and operated bv the prime mover and Aextending in opposite directions therefrom, and sets of gearing between the line shafting and the shafts for the respective gates and ruling devices, one of said sets havlng changeable speed gearing.

38. In a ruling machine, the combination with movable ruling instrumentalities and mechanism for actuating the same including a cam shaft, o'f a prime mover connected, to said actuating mechanism for operating it,

V a conveyor for carrying sheets past the ruling instrumentalities, and means for transmitting motion from the cam shaft to the conveyor.

39. In a ruling machineithe combination With movable ruling instrumentalities, of a 'shaft and cams operated by the shaft for mov,-

ing said instrumentalities, a rime mover having a direct drive connection with the shaft for operating it, a conveyor cloth for carrying the sheets past the ruling instrumentalities, a roller about which the cloth passes, and changelspeed gearing between the cam operating shaft and the cloth roller for transmitting motion from the former to the latter and operating the latter at different rates of speed with respect to the cams.

In testimony whereof, I aix mv signature.

ALBERT BROADMEYER. 

